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The Baltimore Ravens hired Marc Trestman as their offensive coordinator, keeping with their tendency to hire a former head coach for the position. Trestman was fired by the Chicago Bears last month after going 5-11 in his second season. He interviewed with Cleveland for the offensive coordinator job before taking the same position with Baltimore. Trestman is the fourth former head coach in four years to fill the position with the Ravens. He follows Cam Cameron, Jim Caldwell and Gary Kubiak. Kubiak, the former coach of the Houston Texans, served one year before leaving to become head coach of the Denver Broncos this week. More hirings The Chicago Bears hired Vic Fangio as their...

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The Baltimore Ravens hired Marc Trestman as their offensive coordinator, keeping with their tendency to hire a former head coach for the position.
Trestman was fired by the Chicago Bears last month after going 5-11 in his second season. He interviewed...

Let's start here: The Dolphins entered the pre-game locker room in Oakland two hours before kickoff. Upon changing into uniforms, an Oakland playbook was discovered in a locker, complete with audible calls, according to several players.
The playbook...

As Ravens coach John Harbaugh looked this month for an offensive coordinator yet again, he returned to a familiar script that has emerged. Like all of his previous offensive coordinator hires, Harbaugh selected a former head coach, Marc Trestman.
To...

Long before Deflate-gate, Bill Belichick replaced New York Jets coach Bill Parcells as the Pro Bowl coach. This was after the 1998 season. The Jets were AFC runner-ups and health reasons made Parcells cede to Belichick, his defensive coordinator.
At...

1. Cam Cameron had one good, insightful thought as Dolphins coach beyond, of course the silly ones, “Fail forward fast,” and, “Ted Ginn’s family.” This was in 2007 in the midst of the NFL’s investigation into the Patriots’ videoing opponent signals to...

Baltimore Sun columnist Mike Preston answers readers' questions about the Ravens' win over the Jacksonville Jaguars, the performance on special teams and more.
Mike, I don’t understand why Lardarius Webb is ever back to receive punts. We have a...

Every Friday, offensive coordinator Gary Kubiak hands Joe Flacco his play sheet for the Ravens' upcoming game and asks the quarterback to review it and rank the plays that he likes.
Flacco usually does far more than that.
"Joe likes to talk, so...

"Black Monday" is the day after the NFL regular season ends and when head coaches get fired. It might also be the beginning of the end of Gary Kubiak's one-year tenure as the Ravens' offensive coordinator.
Kubiak downplayed questions on...

Before they exited M&T Bank Stadium late Sunday afternoon, the Ravens celebrated getting both a new life and a clean slate.
Their 20-10 victory over the Cleveland Browns, along with the San Diego Chargers' loss to the Kansas City Chiefs, sent them to...

If there's one thing I've learned about the NFL in my eight seasons covering professional football it is that who you know is far more important than what you know.
Connections and endorsements determine who rises up the ranks more than a person's body...

When the 2014 schedule was announced, it appeared the Ravens were unfortunate to face three straight AFC North rivals to open the season. But going into the final six weeks, they have the easiest schedule of any division opponent.
In the NFL, any team...

GAME PLAN: Gary Kubiak tried to manufacture a steady ball-control approach through a series of short passes in his version of the West Coast offense to counteract the Pittsburgh Steelers' aggressiveness, but a lack of pass protection, botched throws and...

Can we stop pretending we don't know how this movie ends?
We've seen this drama play out in South Florida for several years now, and Miami Dolphins fans have never liked the script or the actors.
First time NFL head coach — Nick Saban, Cam Cameron, Tony...

As he prepared to confront the worst crisis in his 10 years as principal owner of the Ravens, Steve Bisciotti donned his favorite armor — jeans, a blue sports jacket, an open-collared shirt and gleaming loafers with no socks.
Though he was often deadly...

As the NFL draft nears — it takes place May 8-10 — we're taking an 11-day, position-by-position look at what's out there and what the Bears need.
Bears status
Starter Jay Cutler signed a seven-year contract extension in January that should keep him with...

Brady Quinn's attempt to resurrect his NFL career didn't last long.
On Tuesday, shortly before NFL teams had to trim their rosters to 75 players, the Miami Dolphins released Quinn, the quarterback tweeted.
"It was short lived but I enjoyed every...

Dolphins fans who were stunned when their favorite team selected the speedy Ted Ginn Jr. with the ninth overall pick in the 2007 draft instead of highly touted Notre Dame quarterback Brady Quinn were not alone.
Quinn was signed for approximately the...

In the be careful what you wish for category, Miami Dolphins fans who nearly revolted when then coach Cam Cameron told them to point their thumbs up and not down when they drafted Ted Ginn Jr. instead of the more desirable Brady Quinn in 2007, may get a...

50. "I don't think I've been asked this many questions since my mother caught me drinking in high school." - Don Strock after winning his first game as Dolphins quarterback in 197649. "I need this like I need another knee operation." -...

This time a year ago, Joe Flacco was still viewed as a quarterback who couldn't get his team to the Super Bowl. He was still playing for a big contract after betting on himself by declining the Ravens' initial offers.
He was still waiting for the...